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heritage

[her-i-tij] / ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ /


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Museums are supposed to be havens for the collective cultural and scientific heritage of the planet, but specimens sometimes go missing.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Visiting some of Italy's many churches is another way to shelter from the heat, while absorbing the Catholic nation's heritage.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Coffee yogurt: Dannon’s decision to discontinue the fan favorite offers brand strategists a live study in managing heritage products against modern consumer shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Rather than focusing on heritage or artisanal craftsmanship promoted in similar campaigns in Italy or France, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia are highlighting they are home to innovation.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Anyway, my heritage didn’t come up in conversation.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The stockpile, which has since risen in value, adds Wyoming to a growing cohort of states, including some with mining heritages, looking to add precious metal to their investment portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

"It's not just Muslims - there are going to be kids of other heritages who are inspired by Djed."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

“Only in America,” Harris said, was it possible for two people of such different backgrounds and heritages to join together to make it “all the way” to the White House.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2024

And yet Native music, kaleidoscopically varied across the country and its many tribes and heritages, remains only rarely heard, and so only vaguely understood and appreciated, by non-Natives.

From New York Times May 29, 2024

Since there exists no corresponding specific analysis of acquired traits, the following brief inventory of types of social heritages is offered.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra




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